Practicing Exams

In order to achieve you personal best, it really helps to treat exams as events where you have to perform. This means you can rehearse and improve your performance as you come closer to the day. Many students spend most of their time revising but rarely practice performing in conditions close to the exam hall.

Simulate exam conditions

Simulate exam conditions

Memory and recall are two different processes

The key to both intellectual and emotional preparation for exams is simulation

The closer a simulation is to the actual event the more likely it is that preparation will be effective

A simulation engages both intellectual and emotional responses

Adjust your environment

Make part of your study space look like an exam hall

Use photos, sketches, etc to bring the exam venue into your study space